Stats, facts and reactions as Gareth Bale emerges top scorer at Euro 2016

Gareth Bale is the top scorer at Euro 2016 as of June 20. The Welshman scored during his country’s 3-0 thumping of Russia in their final match of Group B. Aaron Ramsey opened the scoring for the Dragons then Neil Taylor added the second before the break.

In the second half, Ramsey provided a classic assist to the Real Madrid star who scored the third to emerge the top scorer of the group and the entire competition as of July 20th. Wales have now advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament by virtue of being group leaders with six points out of three games.

Here are some of the impressive statistics behind his third goal in this year’s edition of the European Championship:

Gareth Bale has scored more goals than 15 countries at #EURO2016 pic.twitter.com/77PQqRDma4

— BoyleSports (@BoyleSports) June 20, 2016

The Gareth Bale stats just keep on coming…

Milan Baros was the last… #WALRUS https://t.co/dGOstCEt5M pic.twitter.com/JU1toew1M3

— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) June 20, 2016

Goals scored at #EURO2016 #ENG (3)

Gareth Bale (3) pic.twitter.com/kQTwDBADZ5

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) June 20, 2016